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A COOL LINK FROM ….

November 28, 2010

…..Copenhagen

18 ways of knowing you have a bicycle culture

1. The only place you ever see Lycra or spandex is in old Jane Fonda workout videos or on joggers in the parks.

2.”Fixed gear” is something than happens after you take your old Raleigh down to one of the 20-30 bike shops in your neighbourhood to have them look at ”broken gear”.

3. You and your friends have repeated discussions about which bike repair shop in your neighbourhood is the best for price and service.

Want to read the rest ? CLICK: 15 to go.

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“ENVISION: CHARLOTTE” ANNOUNCED

October 3, 2010

A sustainable Uptown ?

Dateline: Sept 23 – You may have seen the front page article in the Observer – a lot of razzle dazzle – a big press conference in NYC (Charlotte business /political elite) with the Clinton Global Initiatives folks). The basic idea is called “Smart Energy Now”. According to the press release, “Duke Energy will provide the smart grid infrastructure in partnership with Cisco as well as energy data and insights that will afford greater visibility into the community’s energy usage. Smart Energy Now: Charlotte will engage major businesses and buildings’ owners in Uptown Charlotte to achieve up to a 20% reduction in energy use by 2016. The “Smart Energy Now” program….(will) measure, manage and reduce energy use and emissions…..with owners of approximately 60 commercial buildings who control more than 15 million square feet” in Uptown…... Envision: Charlotte also supports our 2020 Center City Vision Plan for becoming the most sustainable urban core in the nation.”

CABA serves on the transportation working group to the 2020 Vision Plan process. We will be watching closely to see how the Duke Power/Cisco program is integrated into the overall planning effort that is scheduled to complete early in 2011. For a more detailed account CLICK: Sustainable City.

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INT’L PARK(ing) DAY

October 3, 2010

A very clever (grassroots) idea !

700 parks. 140 cities. 21 countries. 6 continents. The idea is fantastically simple. We saw it in Chattanooga a few weeks ago. The way it works is…..

Step 1 – you (and your city-loving friends) put enough money in a curbside parking meter to allow enough time to install an instant “people park”. A bench or two, a pink flamingo, indoor/outdoor carpeting…..and maybe a bike rack.

Step 2 – now the space is yours. have an urban love-fest or at least hang out till the meter runs out.

Step 3 – put more money in the meter and stay there until your time is up. but don’t forget to get the media to publicize get photos and interview you. get the word out via social marketing too.

Step 4 – exit site and plan your next harmless, legal and fun battle of urban turf warfare. CLICK: Reclaim your city to find out more, including a nifty video. Note: name, photo and link are copyrighted property of REBAR Group, Inc.

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MAYORS ASK FOR BIG BUCKS

June 27, 2010

Los Angeles gets cycle smart

LA- Sprawl city goes green

From Bloomberg Businessweek on-line: Mayor Antonio Villaraigose is on a roll. Who would expect LA to spend $230 million on 1,700 miles of bicycle paths. Copenhagen has a $1.6 billion pot for bike paths, green energy products and retrofitting buildings targeted for 2012, and London is adding capacity for 120,000 bike trips per day. Read the entire article – CLICK: Bucks for bikes

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WOMEN ON BIKES WORLD-WIDE

June 16, 2010

6 reasons why they’re riding bikes

Everyday commuting – from “treehugger” on-line ~ ~” Significant numbers of women on bikes in city environments is an important bellweather -it means the

Copenhagen, Paris....what about the Charlotte NC ? Are we ready for this ??

Copenhagen, Paris, Washington D.C....are you ready for this Charlotte NC ?

infrastructure of separate bike paths, bike traffic lights and other aids for cyclists is beginning to be sufficient to get women over their fears and out on their bikes…”

For full coverage click: Green skirts and silver heels. And read the blog comments too, because there a plenty of women offended by the imagery of silver heels and flowers……

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JUNE 12 – WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE

May 29, 2010

Never heard of it ? This is for real !

According to Wikepedia the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR), which occurs on June 12…is , well, just that . At least…uh… almost.

The dress code motto is “Bare As You Dare”, meaning total nudity is “not exactly” a requirement. This distinctive form of Critical Mass, occasionally called Critical Ass, is a combination of political protest and street theater. Call it “a natural way to send out a message about sustainable values”.